DISTRIBUTION MAPPING AND HOST PLANT PREFERENCES OF THE BAGWORM EUMETA CRAMERI WESTWOOD 1854 FROM KERALA, INDIA

dc.contributor.author	Usha, A.U
dc.contributor.author	Jose, Joyce
dc.contributor.author	Roby, T.J.
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-17T07:20:30Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-17T07:20:30Z
dc.date.issued	2021-09-30
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society Vol. 118	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	10.17087/jbnhs/2021/v118/150537
dc.identifier.uri	http://starc.stthomas.ac.in:8080/xmlui/xmlui/handle/123456789/385
dc.description.abstract	Bagworms (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) are sexually dimorphic polyphagous insects with a unique life cycle. Eumeta crameri is a common species of bagworm in Kerala, India. This paper documents the distribution mapping of Eumeta crameri in Kerala by QGIS method, and also includes an account of its host plant selection and utilization. Morphology and life cycle of the species is also discussed. We observed more than 100 individuals of Eumeta crameri from 19 localities in randomly selected human habitations of Kerala. The plant family most preferred by Eumeta crameri was found to be Fabaceae, and bag attachment was mainly seen on the middle portion of the preferred plant or tree.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society	en_US
dc.subject	Lepidoptera	en_US
dc.subject	Psychidae	en_US
dc.subject	distribution mapping	en_US
dc.title	DISTRIBUTION MAPPING AND HOST PLANT PREFERENCES OF THE BAGWORM EUMETA CRAMERI WESTWOOD 1854 FROM KERALA, INDIA	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US